New Zealand coach Chris Boyd says his Northampton Saints team has had a positive Covid-19 case.
Northampton’s New Zealand coach Chris Boyd says the Saints will still field a team against London Irish on Sunday (Monday NZ time) despite a player testing positive for the Covid-19 virus. Two English Rugby Premiership matches were postponed last weekend with teams affected by coronavirus outbreaks, but Northampton have still been able to train with a depleted squad.
The Daily Telegraph. It s been identified from an external source; a sibling of one of the boys. The boys have been really vigilant, the club s been really vigilant. You often can t control these things when they happen. We re not saying that other people haven t been very good about [controlling Covid infections] but, so far, we ve been pretty decent.’’
David Fitzgerald/Sportfield via Getty Images
James Lowe scores for Leinster against Munster last August. The Boxing Day clash between the two Irish clubs was postponed after a small number of positive Covid-19 tests in the Leinster camp.
Covid-19 outbreaks and uncertainty forced the cancellation of four matches in two European premier rugby union competitions. London Irish had to pull out of their scheduled English Rugby Premiership match against Bath due to a small number of positive tests by players. “We were really looking forward to going to The Rec on Boxing Day, so we’re incredibly disappointed that we’re unable to fulfil the fixture, London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney said.